"Smallville" Phoenix (2003)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

James Marshall

Writers:

Joe Shuster (characters) &
Jerry Siegel (characters) ...

TV Series:

"Smallville" (2001)

Original Air Date:

8 October 2003 (Season 3, Episode 2)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Lex returns to Smalville and the Lex mansion, and invites Dr. Helen Bryce for a second honeymoon while...

Plot Keywords:

Smallville | Power | Kansas | Best Friends | Meteor Shower

Cast

Tom Welling	...	Clark Kent
Kristin Kreuk	...	Lana Lang
Michael Rosenbaum	...	Lex Luthor
Sam Jones III	...	Pete Ross (credit only)
Allison Mack	...	Chloe Sullivan
John Glover	...	Lionel Luthor
Annette O'Toole	...	Martha Kent
John Schneider	...	Jonathan Kent
Terence Stamp	...	Jor-El (voice) (archive footage)
Emmanuelle Vaugier	...	Dr. Helen Bryce
Françoise Yip	...	Dr. Lia Teng
Rutger Hauer	...	Morgan Edge
Brock Johnson	...	Edge's Blonde Thug
Dan Payne	...	Lexcorp Airport Security
Link Baker	...	Lex's Jet Pilot

Runtime:

44 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Mexico:B | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Smallville Films

Goofs:

Continuity: When Clark and Jonathan return home, Jonathan collapses on the couch. It shows Clark rushing to his side. But in the next shot where it shows Martha's reaction, you can see Clark rushing to his side again after he has already done so in the previous shot.

Quotes:

Clark Kent: Lana, last year I tried so hard to be the right guy for you... but the truth is... I'm not.
Lana Lang: You never HAD to try.
[She rides of into the sunset]

Soundtrack:

White Flag

Excellent and Surprising

The second half of a two-part series to start Season 3 doesn't disappoint. Though the explanations behind some crimes are not mentioned much, it doesn't take much away from this killer episode.

Somebody needs to stop Clark from his heists in Metropolis, and bring him back to Earth- er, make that the farm. It's surprising who gets the power to do this. Lex finally gets back in town and sets in motion his revenge on Helen. A new evil figure comes into play in Morgan Edge, and he threatens main characters until Clark is able to help. Most of all, Clark and Lana's relationship takes a surprising turn, thanks to Clark.

I loved how this episode resolved, both how Clark was brought back and how Lex works on vengeance. I also love how Clark turns away Lana for the first time when everything looks good in their relationship. For all three of these reasons, the episode surprised me, which made it all the better.